ups and downs...

"O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago." Isaiah 25:1

What a wonderful day we had today! I was able to hold Coy for 4 hours! He slept majority of the time, sucked on his paci some, drooled on me....he's so precious, such a beautiful baby boy! Daddy got to practice at changing a diaper again...he was struggling a bit so I had to step in and help him out! I guess I'm a little over protective over the little guy...

Coy had another Echocardiogram yesterday...his third one thus far; today his doctor told us they did find "something" on one of his valves...he thinks it could be an "abscess" or source of infection, i.e. Bacterial Endocarditis---this basically means bacteria have been living and multiplying on one of his heart valves....of course they will consult with Infectious Disease and Cardiology to look at the "spot" closer...this is not the Serratia bacteria (hospital acquired) that he has colonizing in his lungs, but the staph non aureus bug (this bacteria is present on skin) that he was treated for a few weeks ago; however the Echo done at that time did not show anything so the doctors never did locate a source of infection--anyway...the treatment for this will not change...still be on Vancomycin for 42 days; cephapine for 10 days; repeat Echo will be done at a later time to monitor the abscess; blood cultures & lab work as well...please pray with us that the antibiotics will treat and completely heal Coy of all infections! Pray for his heart; that it will not suffer any damage from this bacteria! Please pray for negative blood cultures!

His feedings were increased to 7 cc every 3 hours, which he is tolerating quite nicely! It is so funny to watch him chew on his tubes (OG & ET) after the milk is in his tummy....
Coy's urine output has been good as well...such a blessing that the little man continues to urinate just as he should!

Please continue to pray for the complete and total healing of our little peanut! We need prayers tonight for: Coy to continue to digest all milk, for his GI tract to stay free of infection, for his heart to heal and function normally, for Coy to be healed of all infections, for him to be free of any eye disease (ROP), for his oxygen requirement to be lowered, for the healing of his lungs--for them to be free of scar tissue, fluid, and infection, for Coy to be comfortable and sleep soundly!

We are so thankful for all the tremendous love and support! Your encouraging comments are so nice to read; they really bring up our spirits when we are down!